On March 15, 2002, Marquette University and Boston University kicked off March Madness.

All the stars in the United States, from the president, to the ordinary people, to the NBA, and Hollywood stars from all walks of life have focused on the game of March Madness.

I have to say that the United States is really crazy about March Madness.

This attention is simply unbelievable.

Especially Marquette University, one of the two focus teams of this March Madness.

The heat on my body is incredible.

The Marquette and Boston University competitions quickly became the target of the nation's chase because of their special 'taste'.

This game not only brought fire to the twelve wolves of Boston University, but even the leading player of the NBA Timberwolves, Kevin Garnett, was brought on fire.

Of course, Garnett was already very popular, so this time it was Garnett's 'wolf king spirit' that became popular.

For a time, the true meaning of the wolf king, the spirit of wolf warrior has become the hottest word in the United States.

"It turns out that Garnett's chest-beating and crazy wolf howl still have such a meaning, we didn't know it before, and the reading comprehension ability is still too poor."

"Yes, I used to think that Garnett was a disgusting person like Garnett who beat his chest and spit out the fragrance and purity, it turns out that it can be understood in this way, it turns out that the wonder boy is under the guidance of the spirit of the wolf king to defeat one setback after another and persist in moving forward, Garnett is too great, the spiritual mentor of the NBA!"

I saw that public opinion across the United States was crazy about the true meaning of the wolf king and the spirit of wolf warriors.

Seriously, Chen Xiao's heart is still very beautiful.

"Little bit, Garnett said that he doesn't know what the true meaning of the wolf king is, and he doesn't know what the wolf warrior spirit is, you're not fooling people, right?"

"Fooling people? Talk nonsense! Can you know the Wolf King better than I do? ”

"I don't know better than you, and Garnett doesn't know better than you? Garnett said he didn't know about the mess you're talking about! ”

“……”

It was a little regrettable for Chen Xiao that after Chen Xiao set the spirit of the wolf king on fire, the real wolf king seemed to have a little bit of not giving him face.

However, Chen Xiao didn't care much about this.

"Garnett said he didn't know, he didn't know? That's just his modesty, and no one in this world knows Garnett better than I do! ”

"Garnett doesn't know you either?"

“……”

I can't talk about that!

I've been promoting it for a long time, and you all think that the true meaning of the wolf king I promoted is a lie!

However, looking at the reporter's interview with Garnett in the newspaper, Chen Xiao still felt that his idol was too modest, too shy, and too introverted.

In last night's game, I didn't shout twice and beat twice while the iron was hot.

This real wolf king is going to force him, the promoter of the wolf king's spirit!

It's just that, on the other side, a certain wolf king feels that he is about to be forced to death by Chen Xiao!

After the start of March Madness, public opinion and focus in the United States were on this.

Among them, Chen Xiao and the spirit of the wolf king are only the biggest hot spots.

On top of that, there are a lot of hot spots in March Madness.

For example, in the first round, Duke University, another of the two hot spots in the NCAA, defeated Winthrop University 84-37 in the first round, led by Jay Williams.

Winthrop is not a strong team either, and its strength is similar to that of Boston University.

However, no matter how weak it is, it is a team that can compete in the NCAA Championship national competition.

Winthrop is in the Big South League, which is also a championship team in the league.

And this team is also ranked in the top 50 defensively, and the offensive ranking is higher than that of Boston University.

is such a team, it was actually killed by Duke University and scored 10 more points.

It's also too brutal.

Chen Xiao and Marquette University watched this game, and the process of the game was actually more ferocious than the score.

Jay Williams and Duke only played the first half of the game.

At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was 52-15.

Duke's lead is not a double multiple, it's a triple and 7 points more!

For the full 20 minutes, under Duke's frantic defense, Winthrop only scored 15 points.

In just 20 points, Jae Williams scored 20 points, 5 assists and 5 steals with a 64% shooting rate and a 60% three-point shooting rate.

It's just brutal!

And more importantly, it's not just Jae Williams who is ferocious in this game, but also the other two Dukes, Boozer and Dunleavy Jr.

The two also played only 20 minutes, and Boozer had 20 points and six rebounds on 73 percent shooting.

Dunleavy, on the other hand, was 6-of-6 from mid-range, plus 2 three-pointers, and like Chen Xiao, he scored 18 points with a 100% shooting rate in the half.

Marquette University and Duke University are looking forward to their March Madness debuts in the United States.

If Marquard's debut at University was to fire Chen Xiao and Garnett and the spirit of the Wolf King, Wade and Ron Howard not only did not soar, but also had some evaluations drop.

Then Duke University, the evaluation of the three leading players of this team has all risen.

Everyone was shocked by the offensive and defensive prowess of the Duke Big Three and the Big Five.

Duke played really well in this game, and it's not a compliment.

Even Marquette University manager Tom Crean thinks so.

"Sure enough, it's one of the strongest teams in history."

Even Wade, who has always been quite confident, frowned after watching this game at Duke University.

"Jae Williams is better suited to play in the NCAA than I do."

This is what Wade himself said.

Moreover, Chen Xiao can obviously feel that after watching the game at Duke University, the atmosphere of the team has become a little dignified.

"Little bit, see no, Dwyane and Ron's faces are blue, they have completely given up studying this season and focused on basketball, if they can't enter the NBA this year, there is no way out."

After the team's boss Codle Henry finished speaking, Chen Xiao nodded slightly.

Xiao Tai and Luo Ge have completely given up studying a long time ago.

are ready to take advantage of this draft to enter the NBA.

If you don't do well in March Madness this year, the draft pick will drop dramatically.

The greater the expectations of others, the greater the disappointment will be if you fail to meet them.

"Little one, it looks like you're going to be ready to play for one more year."

“……”

In the face of Henry's earnestness, Chen Xiao was silent.

He does have plans to follow Wade and Ron Howard into the NBA recently.

If the draft situation is good, of course, the sooner you get into the NBA, the better.

If this year's draft situation is not good, Wade and Howard will have no way out because they have given up on studying, and he has a way out.

It's just that Chen Xiao wants this retreat?

Without Wade and Ron Howard's Marquette University, can it still support Chen Xiao's pursuit?

Could he be like Prince?

In short, Duke University has put a lot of pressure on Marquette University after its debut in March Madness.

After the appearance of Marquette University and Duke University, the odds of Marquette University being favored to win the championship plummeted, and when converted into probability, there was less than 5% left.

Duke's chances of winning the championship are already over 90 percent, and the remaining 5 percent are shared by the other 30 teams that weren't eliminated from the NCAA.

"Anyone can feel a lot of pressure in the face of a strong force like Duke, especially you, Chen, I've heard a lot of people say that the reason why Duke is so ruthless with Winthrop is because of the name of the Winthrop team."

"Winthrop's team name?"

Hearing Steve Rogan's words on the other side of the phone, Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment.

If Chen Xiao is not mistaken, the full name of Winthrop University is 'Winthrop Eagles'.

Winthrop is the Hawks and Marquette is the Golden Eagles.

This is already very, very obvious, and the meaning of killing the eagle and setting an example of the eagle is very strong.

It's no wonder that the pressure on the team-mates is suddenly so high.

The Duke contest is basically saying: This dead eagle is your future!

Chen Xiao's status at Marquette University has always been very special.

He enjoys being the boss of the team, and everyone is letting him, whether it is his teammates, fans or coaches, see him as one of the three bosses of the team.

But on the other side, whether it is the coach, the fans or the teammates, they are not willing to put pressure on Boss Chen Xiao.

Because he's a beginner, he's enjoying too many team rights without having to take on the responsibilities of the team.

"I'm too foul!"

Only enjoy the rights, but do not have to take responsibility, this kind of thing, wherever you put it, is very foul.

"But!"

Although Chen Xiao is very grateful to everyone for protecting him.

But!

"I don't want to be a protected pet all the time, Rare Beast!"

"Now, I want to take all the pressure on the team too!"

Although I am still a beginner who is not fully enlightened.

"Chen? Old? Are you okay? ”

I didn't hear Chen Xiao's echo in the middle of the ring, which made Steve Rogan a little worried.

"Steve, congratulations on making it to the second round, you've done a great job."

27 points and 8 assists led the team to victory, of course it was great, great.

(PS: Steve Rogan's historical data.) ）

After congratulating Steve Rogen, Chen Xiao hung up the phone.

"Perhaps, I need to educate my teammates and the whole United States about the 'Giant Panda'!"

After Steve Rogen's reminder, Chen Xiao didn't like her current position very much.

The team protected him too well.

And audiences across the United States increasingly perceive him as a 'cute beast'.

Is this okay?

This will not work!

He needs a game to show his fangs!

"Maybe a game like this will also determine my draft prospects."

The NCAA audience loves to be funny and cute Rare Beasts.

NBA teams will never like such players.

"I need to show my claws and fangs!"

Not only for the team, but also for yourself!

Whether it's for the team or for yourself, if you want to beat Duke, you need to be strong.

As for whether his strength is strong enough, Chen Xiao is actually not sure.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for participating in an official D-level match and winning, rewarding 50 points of basketball experience and 20 career points, Ding, congratulations to the host for winning thirty-two D-level matches in a row, rewarding 320 points for career value."

"Ding, the host completed five consecutive mid-distance shots for the first time in a D-level official competition, achieved the achievement of 'no missing shots', and rewarded the host with a 'mid-range shooting experience card (official competition)', with a career value of 100 points and an arm span of 1 cm."

"Ding, the host completed ten consecutive mid-distance shots for the first time in a D-level official competition, achieved the achievement of '100 shots and 100 hits', and rewarded the host with two 'mid-range experience cards (official competition)', with a career value of 200 points and an arm span of 2 centimeters."

"Ding, the host has made more than 10 shots in a D-level official match and completed a full-court shooting rate of 100%, achieving the achievement of 'foolproof', and rewarding the host with a 'scoring experience card (official game)', a career value of 300, and a height and arm span of 1 cm each."

This is the swipe of the system notification interface after Chen Xiao's last game with Boston University.

Chen Xiao himself didn't expect that he would be protected by the head coach for half of the court and actually made so many achievements.

One game provided Chen Xiao with a career value of 940, 3 middle-distance experience cards for official competitions, 1 scoring experience card for official competitions, in addition, a height of 1 cm and an arm span of 4 cm.

Name: Xiao Chen

Age: 19

Height: 1.93 meters

Reach: 2.05 meters

Weight: 85 kg

Profession: Basketball player

Class Rank: LV21 (10140/11650)

Remaining career points: 1

Basketball experience: 29000

Basketball Skills: None

Props: 11 scoring experience cards (official game), 2 steal experience cards (official game), 3 mid-pitch experience cards (official game), and hidden props for training.

After the match with Boston University, Chen Xiao's height and arm span have increased again, especially the arm span, which is 2.05 meters close to Wade's 2.10 meters.

In addition, after Chen Xiao's career level was increased by 1 level, he gained a little more precious career points.

It can be said that after playing the game with Boston University, Chen Xiao's strength has increased slightly.

"Will these improvements prove themselves by beating Duke?"

Chen Xiao hopes to help the team.

I also hope to tell the world that I, Chen Xiao, am also super fierce!

After a little thought, Chen Xiao was not sure whether such progress could change the fate of Marquette University.

But the competition with Boston University opened the door to a new century for Chen Xiao!

"I may not be able to achieve those great achievements with my current strength, but why not find another way?"

"It's not just scores, rebounds, steals, assists, and blocks that are accomplished, but special records like 100 percent shooting percentage and hits are also accomplished!"

No matter what is a good achievement or a bad achievement, as long as it is an achievement, it can make me stronger!

Because Marquette University and Duke University performed very well in the first round.

As a result, audiences across the United States have already set their eyes on the second round of matches between the two teams.

March 17, 2002, Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh.

Marquette University and NCAA No. 1 giants UCLA.

Marquette University eventually defeated UCLA University, which had a poor season, by a score of 66-56.

The result of this game was not so unexpected.

Before the game, basically no one would have thought that UCLA University would win.

What was surprising was the course of the game.

Because of the match between Marquette University and Boston University, many people have seen some problems with Marquette University.

Wade and Ron Howard's offensive deficiencies have given many NCAA teams an opportunity to take advantage of.

"In the past, other teams played against Marquette University, and they gave priority to pinching Wade and Ron Howard and putting Wonder Boy, but in this game UCLA reversed, and the best defensive players went to pinch Wonder Boy."

"I didn't expect UCLA to pinch Wonder Boy so well!"

"Is it Matt Barnes defending or is it UCLA strategy?"

"No matter what, the result is that in this game, Marquette University almost lost!"

If it weren't for the last UCLA big boss Jason Capono relented, the three-point iron kept playing, and Wade was strong in the face of shrinking defense, Marquette University would have been a big upset by UCLA in this game.

"I'm not wrong, am I? Whether it's Marquette University or Wonder Boy, it's not worth mentioning! ”

In front of the TV, Jae Williams finished speaking, and the Duke players next to him were constantly nodding.

Because this game Marquette University and that wonder boy are really miserable.

Marquette University almost missed.

And that wonder boy made 4 of 24 hits in this game and hit 20 times, which is a new height!

Mellon Arena.

Matt Barnes, who was the main defender of Chen Xiao in this game, walked off the court amid the congratulations of his teammates and coaches.

"Matt, good job."

The defense was so good in this game.

Plus the coach is praising again.

But Matt Barnes didn't have any smile on his face.

Instead, he kept looking at the No. 11 Marquette who was being comforted on the pitch with doubts and doubts.

"Kedric, you think I'm defending well, too?"

"Excellent! Wonder Boy hit the iron 20 times in this game! ”

yes, I made him iron 20 times.

But did I really let him strike the iron?

I was at least five centimetres taller than him, I was able to defend him 20 times without a single block in the whole game!

Is this normal?

Thinking that there was no trace of frustration and surprise on the wonder boy's face at the end of the match, Matt Barnes clenched his fists tightly.

"Enough!"

He had just said enough at the end of the game.

What is enough?

That's not the depressed tone of the loser, that's the excited tone of the winner!

"Perhaps, the truth we see is not the real truth."

“……”

Boss, are you going to be a full-time philosopher?

The UCLA player next to Matt Barnes had question marks all over his head.

"Chen, it's just a game that doesn't feel good, don't care."

"I know that I am not only proficient in the spirit of the wolf king, but also in the spirit of the mamba."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking with a smile, a certain mamba in front of the TV subconsciously shuddered for a moment.

"Chen ......"

"Don't worry, Brother Luo."

"I'm super fierce!"

“……”

Let's wait.

I'm going to be more fierce than all of you think!

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